B29C 65/7841
Holding or clamping means for handling purposes
Official title: {Holding or clamping means for handling purposes (clamping means for the purpose of applying pressure on the parts to be joined, in the area to be joined B29C66/81; work holders in general B25B; devices for holding or positioning work for welding metal B23K37/04)}
B29C65/7841 (Holding or clamping means for handling purposes) appears on 1,864 US grants and 1,495 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 1,864
- Published applications
- 1,495
- Assignees
- 1,019
- Inventors
- 3,426
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 55 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 12 |
| 2002 | 41 | 38 |
| 2003 | 34 | 54 |
| 2004 | 36 | 48 |
| 2005 | 27 | 39 |
| 2006 | 40 | 63 |
| 2007 | 22 | 45 |
| 2008 | 28 | 42 |
| 2009 | 21 | 48 |
| 2010 | 29 | 53 |
| 2011 | 48 | 59 |
| 2012 | 44 | 59 |
| 2013 | 33 | 66 |
| 2014 | 54 | 73 |
| 2015 | 56 | 78 |
| 2016 | 70 | 71 |
| 2017 | 61 | 73 |
| 2018 | 52 | 76 |
| 2019 | 71 | 64 |
| 2020 | 74 | 96 |
| 2021 | 83 | 74 |
| 2022 | 72 | 73 |
| 2023 | 67 | 62 |
| 2024 | 51 | 59 |
| 2025 | 44 | 46 |
| 2026 | 30 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 65/7847Using vacuum to hold at least one of the parts to be851
- B29C 65/7844Cooperating with specially formed features of at least one of the parts86
- B29C 65/7852Using electrostatic forces to hold at least one of the parts to40
- B29C 65/785Using magnetic forces to hold at least one of the parts to28
Recent patents
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- Method and device for infrared welding of polymer composites25 Aug 2026US 12,715,177 B2Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (List)
- Method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade and fixture for manufacturing a wind turbine blade18 Aug 2026US 12,709,073 B2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Method of setting up a joining device, method of joining a cover lens to a housing of a motor vehicle lighting device and system11 Aug 2026US 12,703,155 B2Hella Autotechnik Nova S.R.O.
- Variable weld spacing4 Aug 2026US 12,697,785 B2Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG
- Elastic laminates and methods for assembling elastic laminates for absorbent articles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306306 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Coextruded conveyor guide and application method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273880 A1Lion Extrusion, LLC
- Housing device and method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254018 A1Siemens Energy, Inc.
- Welding jaw and method for thermal welding13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233469 A1Georg Menshen GmbH & Co. KG
- A method of assessing the impact of ultrasonic welding on a part during a pre-production process and an apparatus for the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233472 A1Vodafone Automotive S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elasticized disposable training pant and method of making the same809US 5,246,433 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1993
- Method for assembling a package for sutures359US 6,915,623 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2005
- Method of manufacturing microfluidic devices328US 5,882,465 ACaliper Technologies Corp. · 1999
- Reclosable bag, material, and method of and means for making same223US 4,617,683 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1986
- Method of and means for making reclosable bags and method therefor182US 4,655,862 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1987